Dynamically expanding occupancy grids

dc.creatorEllore, Bharani Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:14:24Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T19:52:09Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:14:24Z
dc.date.issued2002-05
dc.degree.departmentComputer Scienceen_US
dc.description.abstractPrevious evidence grid based robot architectures have used static arrays for representing the environment map. We present a method for dynamically sizing the environment map. Basically, the mobile robot explores and as it explores the map grows in a non-rectilinear fashion. Thus, the area formed as a result of this method may not be a rectangular structure. This approach is flexible and imposes no size or shape constraints on the Occupancy Grid. We are interested only in mapping here, but the architecture we are proposing can also be used for localization and navigation. This method should work well with Markov and Monte Carlo Localization methods, and will have significant advantages over static Occupancy Grid representation methods.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/12211en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTexas Tech Universityen_US
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectMobile robotsen_US
dc.subjectSonaren_US
dc.subjectRobots -- Dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectGrids (Cartography)en_US
dc.titleDynamically expanding occupancy grids
dc.typeThesis

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